Testing Application Control

IWSVA must be deployed in Transparent Bridge Mode or Transparent Bridge Mode-High Availability to use the Application Control feature.

The following procedure allows you to modify the Application Control Global Policy to block end users from accessing the Google website.

To test Application Control:

  1. Go to HTTP > Application Control > Policies.

  2. Check the Enable Application Control check box and click Save.

  3. Click the Application Control Global Policy name to modify it.

  4. Find the Google protocol listing in one of two ways:

  5. Type “Google” in the Application Category search field. The search result you want is the listing of "Google" in the Web category.

  6. Scroll down to the Web category, expand the category and find the entry for Google.

  1. Select the Block action from the drop-down action menu in the column on the right side of the Web category name.

  2. Check the check boxes for work and leisure time for the Google protocol. Leave all other categories set to the Allow action (default.)

  3. Click Apply. The block action now displays in the Work and Leisure time columns for the Google protocol.

  4. Click Save and you return to the Application Control Policies page.

  5. Click Deploy Policies to deploy the updated policy.

  6. Open your browser and attempt to access http://www.google.com.

  7. A security warning screen displays saying the URL is not accessible.